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What if dog ear mites are severe?
Severe ear mites cause canal inflammation with redness, congestion, itching, and pain. Severe infection may cause ulcer, scaling, and thickening, even systemic infection and hearing damage. Frequent head-shaking and scratching may cause an ear hematoma. Treat promptly at a vet.
My hamster keeps scratching itself desperately for days. I deworm it and see no abnormality. Why? I am a new owner and very anxious.
Scratching may be normal self-grooming. It also signals discomfort from irritants, allergies, or skin disease. Poor bedding causes allergies; choose suitable bedding. Bacterial or fungal infection causes itch. If persistent, see a vet.
My neighbor’s dog has lost much hair, scratching walls since October, trembling; what disease, and any cheap medicine?
From the photo the darkened skin is likely from scratching damaging follicles due to itch. The itch cause is unclear, possibly endocrine or thyroid. Without a cause, no medicine can be recommended; see a vet to find and treat it.
My cat has a bald patch by the ear with dense black dots
A bald patch with dense black dots is mild folliculitis like cat acne, from oily diet, bacteria, or oil. Clean daily with saline or diluted alcohol and chlorhexidine; avoid oily food and use a collar.
My cat has a red dot and hair loss under the ear
A red dot with hair loss may be flea allergy dermatitis or trauma-based bacterial dermatitis. Check for fleas/lice, deworm and disinfect; shave and use a antibacterial spray, and use a collar.
There is dirt in my cat’s ears; is it sick?
The cat likely has ear mites, showing scratching and red-brown smelly discharge. Confirm with a scrape exam, then clean with ear solution and use mite medicine.
This state has lasted a long time; the doctor prescribed this spray but it kept getting worse. I’m heartbroken.
The dog's ear problem is likely bacterial otitis; the spray is a bacteriostatic one and made it worse, so stop using it. Keep the ear dry and clean daily, then get a smear test at the vet.
How to treat a dog’s ear infection on one side
For mild outer ear infection, clean daily with pet ear solution and apply antibiotic ointment with an E-collar. Severe cases with swelling, heat, or heavy discharge need a vet.
Ear hematoma, vomiting, weak body, wobbly walking, bleeding from the ear canal
Ear hematoma can come from ear mites, otitis, scratches, or ear tumors. Mites and otitis cause itching and scratching that rupture vessels; a fight can also rupture them. See a vet for diagnosis and treatment.
One of my cat’s eyes won’t open, tears, and the eyelid is red and swollen
The cat likely has conjunctival edema or conjunctivitis. Clean with pet eyewash and apply antibiotic drops with a collar; it usually heals in about a week, or see a vet.